Politics

By Kristin Wilson, CNN Washington (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota is leaving his position in House Democratic leadership over his party’s support of President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection bid. “My convictions relative to the 2024 presidential race are incongruent with the majority of my caucus, and I felt it appropriate to step

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — Looking at an upcoming Supreme Court term from the vantage point of the first Monday in October rarely tells the full story of what lies ahead, but the docket already includes major cases concerning the intersection between the First Amendment and social media, gun rights,

CNN By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — Top Senate Republicans look at the prospects of a Donald Trump primary victory with trepidation, fearful his polarizing style and heavy baggage may sink GOP candidates down the ticket as their party battles for control of the chamber. But Sen. Steve Daines doesn’t agree. The Montana

By Kyle Feldscher and Aileen Graef, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Sunday urged House Republicans – particularly Speaker Kevin McCarthy – to keep their word on government funding and aid to Ukraine after he signed a bill that narrowly avoided a shutdown. Speaking from the White House, Biden lauded the deal that

CNN By Kyle Feldscher and Aileen Graef, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Sunday urged House Republicans – particularly Speaker Kevin McCarthy – to keep their word on government funding and aid to Ukraine after he signed a bill that narrowly avoided a shutdown. Speaking from the White House, Biden lauded the deal

By Kristin Wilson and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could make history this week – though likely not in the way he wants. With GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz saying Sunday he will attempt to oust McCarthy as Speaker, he would become the first to have his gavel challenged in over 100

By Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — Top Senate Republicans look at the prospects of a Donald Trump primary victory with trepidation, fearful his polarizing style and heavy baggage may sink GOP candidates down the ticket as their party battles for control of the chamber. But Sen. Steve Daines doesn’t agree. The Montana Republican,

CNN Opinion by Dean Obeidallah (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him on Threads at www.threads.net/@deanobeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. House Democrats prevented a federal government shutdown this weekend, with 209 voting in favor of

CNN By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House leader worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown on Saturday. Speaking with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” the Florida Republican said he intends to

By Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Matt Gaetz is planning to attempt to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy from the role this week after the House leader worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown on Saturday. Speaking with CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” the Florida Republican said he intends to file

CNN By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn’t know whether the House could avoid a government shutdown when he met with his divided Republican conference on Saturday morning. But behind closed doors, McCarthy’s unexpected decision to take on his conservative critics quickly came

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — After days of stalemate, Congress passed a stopgap funding bill Saturday to keep the government open through mid-November, narrowly avoiding a shutdown which could have had devastating effects. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy secured broad Democratic support for the short-term bill while hardline members of his own party remained defiant.

By Jeremy Herb, Manu Raju, Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy didn’t know whether the House could avoid a government shutdown when he met with his divided Republican conference on Saturday morning. But behind closed doors, McCarthy’s unexpected decision to take on his conservative critics quickly came together.

CNN By Melanie Zanona, Philip Wang and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Saturday morning, shortly before the House was scheduled to vote on a government funding bill, an incident the New York Democrat said was an accident. The incident was first

CNN By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden signed into law the stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown passed by Congress just hours ahead of a critical midnight deadline when funding for federal agencies was set to run out. The Senate

By Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — A plane from the president’s military fleet carrying the body of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, accompanied by Rep. Nancy Pelosi, arrived in San Francisco on Saturday evening. Feinstein, who shared a long friendship with Pelosi, a fellow California Democrat, died Thursday night following months of declining health. “With Dianne,

By Melanie Zanona, Philip Wang and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Jamaal Bowman pulled a fire alarm in the Cannon House Office Building on Saturday morning, shortly before the House was scheduled to vote on a government funding bill, an incident the New York Democrat said was an accident. The incident was first revealed

By CNN staff Washington (CNN) — The House has passed a bipartisan bill to avert a government shutdown just hours ahead of a midnight deadline, setting up a Senate vote over funding the federal government for another 45 days. Read the bill here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The last time the federal government shut down five years ago, Jesse Santiago found himself standing in line at his local food bank, rationing medication and falling behind on his mortgage payments, which ultimately cost him his home. Santiago, who has worked as a Transportation Security Administration officer at

By Kevin Liptak, Kayla Tausche and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — As Speaker Kevin McCarthy tries to placate his House Republican conference in the fight over spending, the White House is holding out hope that a bipartisan deal brokered days ago in the Senate can eventually overcome the standoff. Until then, however, President Joe